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Department of Physical & Environmental Sciences

Graduate Faculty

Faculty Name Contact Research
faculty profile picture George B. Arhonditsis
Associate Professor
Aquatic biogeochemical modelling & plankton ecology.
faculty profile picture Maria Dittrich
Assistant Professor
Environmental geochemistry of aquatic systems; biogeochemistry; geomicrobiology; modelling of early diagenesis.
faculty profile picture Jamie Donaldson
Professor / Chair of DPES Council
Atmospheric and Physical Chemistry.
faculty profile picture Nicholas Eyles
Professor
The last 4 billion years; Earth's glacial history.
faculty profile picture Roberta Fulthorpe
Professor/Graduate Chair
Microbial Ecology.
faculty profile picture William A. Gough
Associate Professor
Climate change modelling, climate change impact assessment; Eastern Arctic.
faculty profile picture Ken Howard
Professor of Hydrogeology
Management and protection of groundwater in urban areas; impacts of climate change on aquifer systems.
faculty profile picture Marney Isaac
Assistant Professor
Agroecology; Plant-soil interactions;Biogeochemical cycling; Environment and Development.
faculty profile picture Kagan Kerman
Assistant Professor
Analytical and Biological Chemistry
Kraatz Bernie Kraatz
Professor/Department Chair
Bioinorganic and Biological Chemistry, Electrochemistry.
faculty profile picture Carl Mitchell
Assistant Professor
Hydrology, biogeochemistry, mercury and metals cycling
faculty profile picture Andre Simpson
Director of NMR Research / Associate Professor
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Analytical environmental chemistry.
faculty profile picture Myrna Simpson
Professor
Environmental and analytical geochemistry.
faculty profile picture Frank Wania
Professor / Associate Research Chair
Environmental organic chemistry.
faculty profile picture Mathew Wells
Associate Professor
Environmental fluid dynamics.

Cross-Appointed Faculty

Faculty Name Contact Research
Chemical Engineerging & Applied Chemistry
faculty profile picture Grant Allen
Professor
Environmental Bioprocess Engineering Research
Edwards Elizabeth Edwards
Professor
Biodegradation, Biotransformation and Bioremediation of Organic Pollutants
Evans Greg Evans
Professor
Southern Ontario Centre for Atmospheric Aerosol Research (SOCAAR)
Chemistry
Jon Abbatt Jonathan Abbatt
Professor
To study the fundamental physical chemistry of processes involved in global atmospheric change
Jennifer Murphy Jennifer G. Murphy
Associate Professor
Understanding of the rates and mechanisms of chemical transformations in the environment
Cell & Systems Biology
Malcolm Campbell Malcolm Campbell
Professor
The molecular mechanisms that control plant architecture across diverse genera
Greg Vanlerberghe Greg C. Vanlerberghe
Professor
Metabolism, nutrition, and cell physiology in plants.
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Maydianne Andrade Maydianne Andrade
Professor
To understand how the reproductive behaviours of males and females evolve through the interaction of sexual and natural selection in variable ecological contexts, and how this shapes individual phenotypes and population-level characteristics.
Rudy Boonstra Rudy Boonstra
Professor
To understand the adaptations that animals in real world have in coping with stressful situations related to climate change
Marc Cadotte Marc Cadotte
Assistant Professor
The ecological and evolutionary mechanisms generating patterns of species diversity and in applying this understanding to conservation issues.
Herbert Kronzucker Herbert J. Kronzucker
Professor
The study of the physiological ecology of nutrient acquisition by terrestrial plants
Forestry
J. R. Malcolm J.R. Malcolm
Associate Professor
Wildlife (especially small mammal and insect) ecology, conservation biology, community ecology, tropical ecology, and landscape ecology.
Geography
Jing Ming Chen Jing Ming Chen
Professor
Remote sensing, Geographical Information Systems, Biogeochemical Cycle Modelling, Hydrology, Micrometeorology
Sharon Cowling Sharon A. Cowling
Associate Professor
Understanding the response of past, present and future vegetation to changes in regional and global climate
Joe Desloges Joseph R. Desloges
Professor
The influence of rivers, glaciers and humans on landform development in the northern hemisphere
Miriam Diamond Miriam Diamond
Professor
To develop defensible strategies to improve environmental quality in systems subject to anthropogenically elevated contaminant inputs
Yuhong He Yuhong He
Assistant Professor
The use of remote sensing techniques, spatial analysis, climate data, and ecosystem modelling in studies of natural or managed systems
Geology
Bridget Bergquist Bridget Bergquist
Assistant Professor
Understanding of the biogeochemical cycles that are important for life on Earth
Grant Ferris Grant Ferris
Professor
Impact of microorganism on the interfacial chemistry of surfaces, formation of minerals by microorganisms, and mechanisms of microbial fossilization
Andrew Miall Andrew D. Miall
Professor
The study of sedimentary basins, with a particular interest in sequence stratigraphy, and in the sedimentology of nonmarine sandstones, and their value as reservoir rocks for oil and gas
Barbara Sherwood Lollar Barbara Sherwood Lollar
Professor
Use of compound specific stable isotope techniques to track the source and fate of organic contaminants in groundwater
Ulrich Wortmann Ulrich G. Wortmann
Associate Professor
Straddle marine geology, paleoceanography, and geomicrobiology
Political Science
Matthew Hoffmann Matthew Hoffmann
Associate Professor
Global environmental governance, international organization, and social constructivism
Adjunct Professors
faculty profile picture Sarah A. Bailey Investigating the role of population patchiness in invasion success of zooplankton.
satyendra bhavsar Satyendra Bhavsar Environmental behaviour of contaminants, monitoring, fate and transport in multimedia environment, exposure and risk assessment, mathematical modelling, and Identification and understanding of contaminant patterns.
ian droppo Neil Comer Climate change model validation, interpretation and application.
ian droppo Ian Droppo Sediment and Contaminant Transport in Impacted Environments
adam fenech Adam Fenech Understanding the Impacts of Climate Change on Canada's Economy and Ecology.
rick Gerber Rick Gerber The ecological and evolutionary mechanisms generating patterns of species diversity and in applying this understanding to conservation issues.
Tom Harner Tom Harner Process research on the sources and fate of persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic compounds that are susceptible to long-range atmospheric transport
Hayley Hung Hayley Hung
Professor
Trends and sources of organic pollutants in Arctic air.
Monirul Mirza Monirul Mirza Climate change, energy, extremes, environmental security, and adaptation.
Ram Rao Yerubandi Ram Rao Yerubandi Measurements and Modelling of Hydrodynamics and Water Quality of Large Lakes
Ram Rao Yerubandi Jiping Zhu Understanding human exposure to volatile and semi-volatile organic pollutants.
Adjunct Cross-Appointments
Terry Bidleman Terry Bidleman Atmospheric Research.
Derek Muir Derek Muir Environmental chemistry and biogeochemistry of persistent organic contaminants, mercury and other metals.
Adjunct Lecturers
ruwan jayasinghe Ruwan Jayasinghe
Eva Ligeti
ruwan jayasinghe Tom MacIelwain  
David Noonan  
ruwan jayasinghe Jeanette Southwood